The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-19
RECELE2S PERFORMERS.
IA oAT1EapT I'd CONTROL THE cADDo
COMMITTEE.
.vaan Randolph Arbitrarily Makes
vacancies and seats outsiders-The
Majority Of Members Refuse to Sub
,nit and Gust he ti'irman-Prinnary
ELECTIONS Ordered.

1872 1afsd to defeat the msiority If the execu-
MI .anmittee, who, it had been learned,
y,snuorters OF the administration. But
,.sa,s atantion was paid to the matter by the
sssr,,rrv supporters, inasrnuch as they had
ae4rity Of, two on the committee. When
! ao,clork arrived, however, the reformers
l.rsa their bold hand. andfor q time things
foaked sQuaily. O.
ega FFe,,fa0 Journal, commenting on 6e
st;en IL the ~reforIners in trying TO defeat
shs majority, says; There 10 nothing in
wv snr,d The .reform' heart 30 yearns after
I. vi fsir and square deal. All they ask ID
1 yhat tne ~peaple-the dear People-shaH have
snn,fH5rtunity OF giving expression to their
hanest CONNECTIONS, unlnf3uenced by the oily
songqeof the 9Ftfnf P ,,s isib of gn ths AYE
This Is all that the dear, Innocent, honest.
rg1Ye. immaculate creatures desire. Glye
he7n this and they are as content as the
hungrg and screaming miami "neh tae r4o-
Eer az the Nursing bottle IS put to ats mouth,
N Wien ciaspeQ TO the maternal BOSOM.
$50 much by way OF preface. To-dayat IL
= iho Democratic Parish Executive, Conn
n;ftse met at the courthouse. The following
sentiernen have heretofore been recognized
ssmembers without dispute or question w.
III Adams, ward L; j. w, Hackaby, ward 2;
Il Noel and Dan Monroe, ward B; L. Il.
Ranto3rh, ward 4; ). q soapePn. N, Nc
Giiiiiand, ". T. Witworth, ward 3; j. NJ;
IiaTandsr, ward s.: Gus. Hendricks, ward
Fs Wn. Robson, ward s. There are fifteen
Memners in all.
chairman, L. III. Randolph, in utter disre-
ra.d. as it seems to az, OF ali precedent, to
kse no h.rsher term, took the responsibility
% assume that Mr.. .Gliili5nd was not a
rren.ber of the committee, but thai he Eas
net sgrretary, q position he has held for eight
rears, and there is not the slightest evidence
Shat liz was even deposed from the position.
s'sWhy was this action taken? the reader
viii vety naturally ask. We shall see. his
emilently fair and square chairman, who.
bv-tlie-by, some months ago ii we, have been
correctly informed, announced that he was
In favor Of primary. elections IN thts WaFd.
After arbitrarily ruling out Dir. Gilliiand, he
appointed DR.. Whitworth as secretary. Why7
ia shall see. This fair and square
s~scretary theFeqpon proceeded to a.; rea q
fhe list he read: Shearmant Hpck-
eby, Noel, Monroe, Randolph, Hoi-
NngaSorth. @. j. Foster, j. NJ. Foster,
Gnoatiahle Archer, would not ore OF The
pames suifce3 Soape, Ford. Mcclellan. GIln;
snd. Wllitworth, Alexander, Hendricks and
in other words, Shearman is substituted
without any authority whatever Tor Adams
e. member from ward l, and J. III. Foster
g Just simply injected into the body by the
sweet will Of the skilled chairman, without
rhyme or reason, for he has never before
even made a claim to membetthlp Of the
committee, the evidence OF wnicn, 4 otnel
evidence be lacking, is the fact that he hal
on previous occasions held the proxy Of some
bona EdeInember-
ssNor can MIR. Randolph cite an instance
where the Democratic COMMITTEES. OF Caddo
parish was ever composed OF an even number
0f delegates. 1t is left to this brilliant young
politician to increase the number to slxtesr
By having Mr.. j. M. Foster put upon ths
sull, or ct least cnnniving at the outrage. 1
ssa matter OF common netor1ety that tine re
form leaders considered Mr.. Adams tht
bona Tde member froiR WARD p. am
Stained him ns q Nichols man, bn
when they made the astounding dis
eerery that he was friendly to the. Stat
administration they were scared out OF thel
boots, as this would give the Democrats Mn
members Of The committee and the reform
ars' FAX. Here was q Report say
s day or two ago q courier was dlspatchet
pOst-laate over thirty miles to hlng MT
EheaiEnan nto camp to meet the emergency,
But seSen then the .IeformeTs' would lac
one vote of q tie. So Mr.. Foster Yves brsA1gh
np. IS a forlorn hope, aud the body stand
eight to eight. The COMMITTEES squabbie'
ever the matter for some time, then appolnte,
Z Joint committee of conference and ad
burned to meet at 3 O'Clock. At this WITHIN
nothing definite has been accomplished. ]
As To be assumed that the object Of all thi
anggIing and trickery is to prevent the peopl
Erom expressing their preference at q pr
mary election and to hold q mass meeting
Mhich the bosses hope to be able to stock.
y ssFade in, boys, If you think the water
not eep enough to drown you. Be that
NAY, the scene enacted al, the courtho9s
8e-day serves as a brilliant illustration OF to
method by which these 'reforIncFs' tines
uurists. who woHld seorn and loathe any
Bhing having even the selnblance o. tIIeSery
hope to run Tough-shod over the Wills OF n
people. and thereby secure 8 noble Triumph
The committee FeasSembled at oclocH
HburQh no business was transacted. WTans
ling and s~quahbling on the reform SIDE 81
peraediag anything IKE business; seem
khat il Was impossible to proceed furthe
WITH tie business the committee again az
5uurued until 2 O'Clock. The action OF "a
sresorFners'' has aroused the indignation {
oil fair-ntinded Democrats Ia the city. az
groups can hi-aeen on the various street 81
neTs c~ondemning his bold attempt on VI
fssFt cf the refOrfners'' to insist on q mas
measing, when it is = well known fact fhs
primary elections have always been desire
Ind asked for by all DEMOCRATS IN TINS CITY:
1ha committee Teassembled promptly ~
oseI0rk, il. P. Randolph In the chair.
THE chair having declared the meefln
pren fnr business. J. GlIllland reEd prs
sswes against the action OF the minority OF Il
SpznmIftee, and c~ensuTing the chairman ft
mis- h iQhg-handed rulings.
hi, blanchard then rose and proceeded
xnadA series of resolutions.
&r. GiHilalia. speaking tor the meIaDei
pn fhn regular roll, informed the cnairma
Shaf under no circumstances would they col
Nsnt To oct with Messrs. j. M. Foster and
y Npearrnan, and that matters Torld y
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